Where does “ammus” come from?

ammus (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

ammus (Old Irish): verbal noun of ad·midethar; attempt, effort; act...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of ad·midethar; attempt, effort; act...

Ancestry of “ammus”, step by step

ammus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish mess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
2Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Old Irish ad·midethar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishad·midetharattempt

Words derived from “ammus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic messus →